The Son of Columbus

'The Son of Columbus' is a historical fiction depicting the signing of the final pact with the Spanish sovereigns by Christopher Columbus. The author took very few liberties with history, and these few are merely of detail. The signing occurred in Santa Fe, outside of Granada, but it is represented here, for dramatic effect, as taking place in the Alhambra. Also, the celebrated order of Columbus directing his captains, after sailing seven hundred and fifty leagues due west, to make no more sail after midnight was given at the Canaries instead of at Palos.